4-635: William Crooks may refer to: William Crooks (Canadian politician) (1776–1836), businessman and political figure in Upper Canada William Crooks (locomotive) , the first steam locomotive to operate in Minnesota Will Crooks (1852–1921), Labour member of the British House of Commons William Crooks (colonel) (1832–1907), American Civil War veteran for
8-655: A merchant there; in 1795, the business was moved to Newark ( Niagara-on-the-Lake ). With his brother, he was involved in milling and a distillery . In 1800, he was named justice of the peace in the Niagara District and, in 1833, in the Gore District . Crooks served as a captain in the local militia during the War of 1812 . In 1830, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada for
12-518: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages William Crooks (Canadian politician) William Crooks (August 6, 1776 – December 31, 1836) was a businessman and political figure in Upper Canada . He was born in Kilmarnock , Scotland in 1776. In 1792, he travelled to Fort Niagara to join his brother James Crooks who was
16-676: The Union See also [ edit ] William Crookes , English chemist and physicist William Crook (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title William Crooks . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William_Crooks&oldid=1062164163 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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